John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Item No. 3B.3 is correspondence from Deputy McDonald and Deputy Ross which we dealt with earlier. We will return to it as soon as we get the information required. Item No. 3B.4 is correspondence dated 2 February 2014 from Mr. Eugene Mitchell, Ballinasloe, County Galway, regarding the ongoing flood damage to premises, which will be noted. We have received previous correspondence from Mr. Mitchell and the OPW on this matter and we can send this latest letter to the OPW and seek a report on the matter. The next item is correspondence dated 1 February 2014 from Mr. Edward Gus Ryan, chairman of the Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders Federation, which is to be noted and forwarded to the Department for a response. The Comptroller and Auditor General will be reporting on the Limerick Greyhound Stadium in due course.

The next item is correspondence received on 10 February 2014 from Deputy Creighton regarding a Committee of Public Accounts hearing into political party funding. This is to be noted and published. This letter is asking that the Committee of Public Accounts examine the funding that goes to support political parties. My understanding is that it is paid from the Central Fund, which is audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General so perhaps he will tell us the extent of his audit and if it falls within his remit.